annotate old/stories/guardian.txt @ 3:4a98b0ae6e0b moonlitnights

[svn r4] got moon images from NASA!
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date Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:01:51 -0400
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rlm@2 1
rlm@2 2 Disclaimer: I don’t own any of the characters from FFX-2. I’m merely borrowing them.
rlm@2 3
rlm@2 4 Author’s notes: The story takes place right after Yuna falls down the hole in Djose temple. Since
rlm@2 5 in the game you get to see events for Yuna’s events, this takes place with the rest of the
rlm@2 6 Gullwing members. Special thanks to Heather-sama (Amazoness Duo) and Forever3330 for inspiring
rlm@2 7 me to write this fic. ^-^ Any comments/suggestions/flames/ e-mails saying how much my writing
rlm@2 8 sucks can be sent to ximengwang@hotmail.com. Enjoy ^.^
rlm@2 9
rlm@2 10 I'll Always Be Your Guardian
rlm@2 11
rlm@2 12 Phoenix
rlm@2 13
rlm@2 14 Rikku paced up and down the bridge, glancing over at Shinra every few seconds. It had been hours
rlm@2 15 since Yuna had fallen down into the hole at Djose Temple. As time slowly ticked by, the usually
rlm@2 16 cheerful thief frowned with worry.
rlm@2 17
rlm@2 18 “RUF SILR MUHKAN IHDEM ED’C TUHA? <How much longer until it’s done?>” Rikku leaned over the
rlm@2 19 shoulder of the boy genius, trying to see if the kid had made any progress.
rlm@2 20
rlm@2 21 “RUMT UH… psshhh… E’S YMSUCD TUHA, <Hold on… psshhh… I’m almost done >” Shinra didn’t even look
rlm@2 22 up at the currently overemotional blonde girl. He turned the bluish sphere-like object in his
rlm@2 23 hand before turning his chair over. “There! It should be able to get us a picture.”
rlm@2 24
rlm@2 25 “So we’ll be able to see Yunie with this?” Rikku bent over at the waist to get a closer look at
rlm@2 26 the commsphere. It didn’t look like there was anything special about the object other than the
rlm@2 27 fact that Shinra had been working on it for the past few hours.
rlm@2 28
rlm@2 29 “Yes. That is if she’s still down in that hole.” The Al Behd boy stated as he wiped his forehead
rlm@2 30 with a suit-covered hand. The boy was about to set the sphere down gently when a loud screeching
rlm@2 31 voice nearly made him drop the invention.
rlm@2 32
rlm@2 33 “Yuna has to be there! Gullwings! Full speed to Djose Temple!” Brother finally rose from his
rlm@2 34 laying position in the middle of the deck. He quickly turned around to face Buddy when he
rlm@2 35 realized they haven’t even started to move. “GO! GO! GO!”
rlm@2 36
rlm@2 37 Buddy imput their destination into the Celsius’ computer before rubbing his ears. Sometimes he
rlm@2 38 wondered if Yuna, Rikku, and Paine had the easier job. Sure, he just sat in the Celsius while
rlm@2 39 the girls were out risking their lives but then he also had to deal with Brother. Come to think
rlm@2 40 of it, why was Brother part of the team anyways? The tattooed Al Behd didn’t seem to do anything
rlm@2 41 except complain about Yuna taking too long on her missions.
rlm@2 42
rlm@2 43 “Are we almost there?” Rikku looked at the sphere in the middle of the ship. The Celsius was
rlm@2 44 probably the fastest machina in all of Spira but the flight seemed to take so much longer than
rlm@2 45 usual. The young blond went back to pacing around the deck, realizing there really wasn’t
rlm@2 46 anything she could do about it.
rlm@2 47
rlm@2 48
rlm@2 49 The Celsius landed at Djose temple minutes later although the young thief had jumped off before
rlm@2 50 Buddy even got the chance to ‘park’ the ship. “Ohhh… Come on! Yunie needs our help! Let’s hurry
rlm@2 51 and throw the commsphere into the hole!” As she spoke, the Al Behd’s arms waved about,
rlm@2 52 illustrating her words.
rlm@2 53
rlm@2 54 “I’m going to have a word with the Machina Faction. You guys go on ahead.” Paine’s words were
rlm@2 55 barely audible as she ran off into the tent. The rest of the Gullwing nodded then ran towards
rlm@2 56 the doors of the thunder cloud-like temple. They were used to this kind of behavior from the
rlm@2 57 more mysterious member of the team. Besides, Paine always showed up if something happens so
rlm@2 58 there really wasn’t much to worry about
rlm@2 59
rlm@2 60
rlm@2 61 The team of sphere hunters gathered around the large hole in the temple as Rikku impatiently
rlm@2 62 looked over the shoulder of the much smaller boy-genius. She watched him throw the commsphere
rlm@2 63 into the hole with the fascination of a cat. Slowly, she stepped closer to the hole, peering
rlm@2 64 into it’s unending depths. “Yunie… please be alright!” She thought to herself as she
rlm@2 65 half-expected to hear a thud of some kind once the sphere hit the bottom.
rlm@2 66
rlm@2 67 “Let’s see now…” Shinra mumbled to himself as he clicked a few keys on a computer-like box. He
rlm@2 68 watched the screen intently as he tried to get some kind of signal from the sphere.
rlm@2 69
rlm@2 70 “So where is Yuna? I-WANT-YUNA!” Brother’s impatience got the better of him once again as he
rlm@2 71 yelled loud enough to even awaken the faiths.
rlm@2 72
rlm@2 73 “So where’s the picture?” Buddy asked, his arms crossed across his chest. He raised an eyebrow
rlm@2 74 as static started to slowly appear on the screen. It was progress at any rate. Some signal is
rlm@2 75 better than none, right?
rlm@2 76
rlm@2 77 “Is it working now?” Rikku asked, moving her hands in front of her chest like a cat scratching
rlm@2 78 on a door. The depression and feeling of hopelessness she had felt all day slowly started to
rlm@2 79 fade away as more static appeared on the screen. If Shinra’s invention works then maybe they’ll
rlm@2 80 be able to talk with Yuna! That is if Yuna were down there and well. Rikku shook her head to
rlm@2 81 clear her mind of those thoughts. Be optimistic! She told herself as she leaned closer to the
rlm@2 82 monitor.
rlm@2 83
rlm@2 84 The screen slowly started to get less staticy as the picture cleared except for the fact that
rlm@2 85 all they could see was darkness. There didn’t seem to be any light coming from the dark abyss.
rlm@2 86 Just when they were about to give up hope, a small pyrofly flew across the screen.
rlm@2 87
rlm@2 88 “YUNA! I WANT TO SEE YUNA! SHOW ME YUNA!!!” Brother once again started yelling. Now that it was
rlm@2 89 clear they could receive images from the sphere, he was more desperate than ever to see the girl
rlm@2 90 of his dreams, even if he wasn’t the man of hers.
rlm@2 91
rlm@2 92 “LYMS TUFH! <calm down!>” Rikku snapped, at the idiotic ‘leader’. She had been fed up with his
rlm@2 93 whining ever since Yuna had fallen down the hole. It was bad enough that Yuna was gone but being
rlm@2 94 worried while hearing Brother’s high-pitched voice was not a combination Rikku wanted to try
rlm@2 95 ever again.
rlm@2 96
rlm@2 97 After making sure the older Al Behd had calmed down, Rikku went back to staring at the small
rlm@2 98 monitor on Shinra’s invention. “Please Yunie… please show up!” She mumbled to herself in a whiny
rlm@2 99 tone of voice. She had been waiting for the boy genius to finish his sphere every since the kid
rlm@2 100 had suggested it but now she didn’t really know if finishing it was really a good thing. Before
rlm@2 101 she had at least been able to hope that Yuna was still alive but now… now she really didn’t know
rlm@2 102 anymore.
rlm@2 103
rlm@2 104 A few more pyroflies flew across the screen then it was back to pitch black-darkness. Slowly, a
rlm@2 105 small clicking sound rang through the speakers. Rikku nearly pounced when her sensitive their
rlm@2 106 ears caught on to the sound. They sounded like footsteps! But who’s? Yuna’s boots usually didn’t
rlm@2 107 make the kinds of sounds that were being played by the speakers. The young blond leaned in closer
rlm@2 108 to the screen, almost to the point of pressing her nose against the cold glass. There seemed to
rlm@2 109 be a shadow-like movement from the far horizon. Even in bluish pictures transmitted by the
rlm@2 110 commsphere, Rikku could still pick out the small movement.
rlm@2 111
rlm@2 112 “Is it… Yunie?” she asked softly, her hopes rising higher than they ever had before. Maybe Yuna
rlm@2 113 was alive and well?
rlm@2 114
rlm@2 115 “Let’s try to zoom in,” Shinra quickly pressed a few buttons on his invention as the screen
rlm@2 116 slowly started to make the shadow bigger and bigger. At the maximum magnification, the body was
rlm@2 117 still covered in shadows but it was definitely humanoid.
rlm@2 118
rlm@2 119 The shadow slowly moved closer, taking it sweet time as if it’s sole purpose was to taunt those
rlm@2 120 who were watching it. Just as its body started to clear up, a haze of pyroflies flew across the
rlm@2 121 screen, knocking into the commsphere. The echoes of the deceased played across the speakers of
rlm@2 122 Shinra’s machine as the pyroflies kept on flying past until the screen returned to static and
rlm@2 123 the sound faded.
rlm@2 124
rlm@2 125 “What happened? What happened?” Rikku asked frantically as she towered over the young boy.
rlm@2 126
rlm@2 127 “The pyroflies must of have hit the commsphere. The receiver and microchip might of have gotten
rlm@2 128 damaged.” The young boy explained as he turned off his invention. He looked around at the rest
rlm@2 129 of the Gullwing crew. Brother had gone back to his fetal position while Buddy stayed calm and
rlm@2 130 collected as always. Rikku on the other hand seemed to look more worried than the young boy has
rlm@2 131 ever seen her in the two years they had been together.
rlm@2 132
rlm@2 133 “Is there any way to fix it? That could of have been Yunie down there!” The blonde Al Behd looked
rlm@2 134 almost on the verge of tears. Her last hope of contacting Yuna had just been shattered. All she
rlm@2 135 had ever wanted was to protect her dear cousin but now, like last time, she had failed.
rlm@2 136
rlm@2 137 Shinra looked at Rikku for a moment before shrugging, “I’m just a kid…” His voice was barely
rlm@2 138 above a whisper as he grabbed his machine and headed towards the exit of the fayth chamber.
rlm@2 139 Buddy wasn’t far behind the child prodigy as he half carried, half dragged Brother with him.
rlm@2 140
rlm@2 141 Rikku watched her other team mates leave one by one. Are they going to give up that easily? Are
rlm@2 142 they just going to leave Yuna down in that whole while she may still be alive, the odds were
rlm@2 143 slim but still possible. Yuna had done so much for Spira by risking her life to fight Sin but
rlm@2 144 now even those closest to her were leaving! The young Al Behd girl slumped to her knees as she
rlm@2 145 stared down into the bottomless abyss… but could anything survive if it fell down from there?
rlm@2 146 “If anyone can, then Yunie can! She may not be a Summoner anymore but I’ll always be her
rlm@2 147 Guardian!” The young girl slowly got back to her feet. She blinked her eyes a few times, making
rlm@2 148 the small tears that had formed at the corners of her eyes slowly run down her cheek before
rlm@2 149 landing on the temple floor. Taking a deep breath, the blonde girl took a few steps backwards
rlm@2 150 before staring back at the large hole. “I’m coming Yunie. I’ll be the one to save you this time!”
rlm@2 151 Without further delay, the young thief started running towards the hole at full speed. For those
rlm@2 152 few seconds, only the one she loved occupied her mind. She would gladly die for the brunette if
rlm@2 153 she had to but if she couldn’t save the one she loves then at least she could die right alongside
rlm@2 154 with her. And so the former Guardian ran. She was inches away from the hole when a voice rang
rlm@2 155 through her ears, making her heart melt with happiness.
rlm@2 156
rlm@2 157 “Yuna here, reporting for duty.”
rlm@2 158
rlm@2 159 Those simple words stopped the thief from her mission. Yuna was alive! She was alive and well!
rlm@2 160 Tears of joy threatened to spill from the Al Behd’s eyes as she turned around and ran back to
rlm@2 161 the Celsius. Except this time, she was running to get closer to her love in this life instead of
rlm@2 162 joining her in the farplain.
rlm@2 163